Top 43 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 11/24/2025 01:15
- (Created: 02/27/2017 11:36).
- Chart size: 43 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,684
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,237
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,071
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,669
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,627
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2020]
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Bizarrely attributed to being made in 1979 (in fact released in 1965). One of Shorter's classiest and most enjoyable recordings.
[First added to this chart: 09/16/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,826
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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2021]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,099
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Total albums: 43. Page 1 of 5
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 5% | |
| Roxy Music | 1 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 2% | |
| Supertramp | 1 | 2% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 1 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 16th to 17thInto The Music by Van Morrison |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thJoe's Garage Act l by Frank Zappa |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19thSlow Train Coming by Bob Dylan |
| New entries |
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| The Long Run by Eagles |
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